whale
/ˈweɪl/ verb C2- To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly. · For quotations using this term, see Citations:whale.
He/she/it whales · Past whaled · Past participle whaled · -ing form whaling
Verb forms
- Base form
- whale
- He/she/it
- whales
- Past
- whaled
- Past participle
- whaled
- -ing form
- whaling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Then he saw a huge model whale hanging from the ceiling.
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